Total Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wideatts Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cheddar , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wideatts Road (BS27 3AT) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Cheddar average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Wideatts Road (BS27 3AT), the main crime hotspot is near Wedmore Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cheddar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wedmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiveways Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiveways Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiveways Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiveways Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wedmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wedmore Road | Under investigation |
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